Cattle-yoke.



G. H. McKNIGHT.

-cATTLE YoKE. APPLICATION FILED APR. II, |911.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.'

To falllwlz'mn it mayrconcern:

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Leanne Q yBe it known that I, GnoRen y KNIGHT, a citizen of the @United States, re-

siding atClinton,1li` in the countyofnCuster *y and `State of Oklahomm Ahave invented cerf tain `inew 'andl usefiil J-:Impro'vements i in Cattle-Yokes v and? Ido hereby; declare f they following to be a full', clear, f and exact/ide scription'of thefinvention, such asfwill enableothers skilled intheartto hich it ap- ,:pertains'tomakeandusethe same.`

` in s the reference numerals 1 and2 re re- 5 l This invention frelates tou cattle yokes and Vhas for itsobj ect to providedevice ofthis character of simple and economicaleonstruction which may be readilyzand `quickly adjusted tor the* head of an animal. f: f.

With `-this lobject in rviewthe invention.

kconsists in theimprovedconstruction,` arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and afterward speciiically claimed. y l) f I In order that the construction 7and operation thereoil may be readily`=comprehended,

I have illustrated animproved embodiment ofmy inventionsin the accompanying drawings in which, y Figure 1 is a side elevation of my novel construction of yoke shown applied tothe head of a bovineanimal.

Fig. 2 is asection taken on` the line 2*-2 ofFig.1.-` Fig. 3 .is a section taken on the line 3*--3 of Fig.r 1. y Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the upper end portion of one of the forked members, and i F 5 is an yend elevationof the upper portion ofthe lower forked member.

The same characters kof reference are used to denote corresponding `parts throughout` the accompanying drawings and the following'description. f f

Referringmore particularly to the drawsent a pair ofk forked members that are kpivotally `connected together atltheir inner suitable barb 26 through the medium of a `rivet or other fastening means 27. The sharpened ends of each of these barbs pro- 5 disposed in longitudinal alinement with the arms, by rivetsor other suitable fasten-` ing devices 6. krThe outer free end of the bar 5 isprovided` with a right angular hook7. Theinner ends of each of the curved arms 4 outwardly rebent to provide a spaced arm 1sp`epacatibfLetters raient. Patente Auggl, 19117 .nppneationmedapmiini917..

SerialrNoL 161,268.

alining apertures 1-1 4designedto receive one oftheipivotal boltsuB. v

Theforked .member 2, like ythe member Vl, consists lofwoppositely curved arms 12, ythe 'oiiteraends of which converge andare secured over r'onefend of a bar 13 by rivetsor Vother suitable `fastening .means 14, and the outerl end 4of `this bar, 13 is provided/with a right angular hook 15. The inner ends of the oppositely.curvedarms 12 are each pr0- :videdfwithga series ofapertures 16fby which @the members vlsand-2 may be adjusted relativelyato each other through-the medium of theibolts. y f

The `yoke lfurtherembodies a nose'band 17 ywhich is adapted vto fbe positioned. loosely over and around the nose of the animal.

Thisnose band17vhassits1free ends adjustably'connected together, as shown in F ig. 3,

by a bolt 18 which is adapted to be selectively engaged through the apertures 19 in one end of the nose band. The nose band further carries a ring 2O to which a rope may be attached so that the animal can be conveniently tied up to some stationary object.

This nose band 17 is connected to the pivotal bolts 3 by bars 21 and'links 22, the ad-` joining ends of the bars and links being adjustably connected through the medium of bolts 23 and a series of apertures 24 in the bars 21. The opposite ends of each of the links22 is apertured to receive one of the pivotal bolts 3 when positioned between the arm 8 'and the inner end of the arm 4. The opposite ends of each of the bars 21, is connected to the nose band by a rivet or other securing means 25.`

"Each of the bars 21 has attached to its inner side andadjacent the nose band 17 a j'ecting inwardly and rearwardly of the device for a purpose which will presently appear.

the animal try to force itshead through a fence, the bars and 13 of the yoke members 1 and 2 will come into contact with the wires l or other members of the fencek and as the animal moves its head forwardly the fork members 1 and 2 will be swung into longitudinal alinement with each other and by a forward movement of the animals head, the forked members of fthe yokeiwill be moved rearwardly ofthe animals head, thus drawing the nose 'band u on the animals nose until the'barbs 26 prickk its flesh which will serve to prevent any further attempt of the animal to get through` or over the fence. From this it willA be apparent that the harder the animal forces or shoves itshead through or against the fence, the further the barbs 26 will be forced into its flesh.V

It is to be further noted from the foregoing description that the ends of each of the links 22 and the inner ends of each of the oppositely curved arms 12 are positioned between each of the arms 8 andthe inner end of each of the oppositely curved arms 4, and

- when the forked member 2 is swung upwardly into alinement with the member y1, the stops 10 will serve to limit the swinging movement vof the member 2 with the respect Y Copies of this patent may be obtained for to the member 1. When the forked members 1 and 2 are swung into alinement with each otherl they may bemoved rearwardly of the animal as a single rigid structure in order lto" draw the nose band up on the animals nose.

It is to be further noted by reference to Fig. 1, that the nose band 17 is provided with outwardly projecting barbs 28 which serve to prevent the cow from nursing herself.. r

What I claim is :A f

f A yoke comprising a pair of forked, mem-y bers pivotally and adjustably connected together, means; for limiting the rearward swinging movement ofsaid lforked members to positions in alinement with each other, a nose band, means for adjustablyl connecting the nose band withthe pivotal point of ther forked members, and rearwardly projecting "barbs on the connecting means adapted to be drawn into engagement with an animals head-when the forked members are moved rearwardly togethenf In testimony whereof fhave signed my name to this-specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses? i f y v y GEORGE H. MoKl\lIGrl{'l`.y Witnesses: V. F. CARLTON,

R. V. HENRY.

five cents each, by addressing ythe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

